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heave

verb as in lift, throw with effort

verb as in discharge with force; expel from digestive system by mouth

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Within 150 years, both counties had heaved through boom-and-bust cycles of ranching, crops, land, oil and aerospace.

An antidote to shoutier, perhaps less truly confident cities, there is an old joke that the local tourist board motto is: "Don't tell anyone or the place will be heaving."

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Shopping areas, including the market of Addisu Gebeya, were heaving in Addis Ababa on New Year's Eve, despite the rain - as people rushed to prepare for the celebrations.

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The bull ran by, close enough for the family to hear his snorts and see his body heave with breath.

However, his innings was brought to a conclusion from the 80th ball of the innings when he was bowled by Rashid Khan attempting an uncharacteristic heave across the line.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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